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Our Winter Teams have just started practices or tryouts and we are looking forward to a competitive winter season. Below is a list of home-openers or first competitions for our teams:
12/4/19- Hockey vs. Nutley at Codey Arena 6:15pm
12/5/19- Swimming vs. Millburn at Newark Academy at 8:15pm
12/19/19- Boys Basketball vs. David Brearley at GRHS at 4:00 pm
12/19/19- Girls Basketball vs. Columbia at GRHS at 6:00 pm
12/20/19- Wrestling vs. Columbia at GRHS at 3:00 pm
12/23/19- Winter Track at SEC Championships at Ocean Breeze, Staten Island at 9:00 AM
Congratulations to all of our Fall Season Student-Athletes who earned individual all league honors this year!
Congratulations to all of our Fall Season Student-Athletes who earned individual all league honors this year!
Boys Soccer (SEC-American)
1st Team- Travis Burnett
2nd Team- Gavin Robertson
2nd Team- Lucas Costa
Honorable Mention- Will Livingstone
Honorable Mention- Drew Hiner
Girls Soccer (SEC-American)
1st Team- Tara Feenaghty
2nd Team- Olivia Hoover
2nd Team- Ania Prussak
Honorable Mention- Madison Grady
Honorable Mention- Alison Shea
Field Hockey (SEC-American)
1st Team- Gretchen Gilmore
2nd Team- Julia Hegarty
2nd Team- Sarah Looney
Honorable Mention- Holly Vincent
(Essex/Union)
1st Team- Gretchen Gilmore
1st Team- Julia Hegarty
1st Team- Sarah Looney
2nd Team- Holly Vincent
2nd Team- Cecile Keavey
Honorable Mention- Olivia Carlucci
Tennis (SEC-Liberty)
1st Team- Michaila Dowd
1st Team- Haleigh Pine
2nd Team- Campbell Moriarty
Honorable Mention- Erin Hirsch
Honorable Mention- Macy Eaton
Football (SFC- White)
1st Team Defense- Brendan Easter
2nd Team Offense- Patrick Bronander
2nd Team Offense- Sam Auborn
2nd Team Defense- Dean Geraci
Honorable Mention Offense- Ben Bronstein
Honorable Mention Defense- Jackson Crutchfield
Cross Country Boys (SEC-Liberty)
1st Team- Ren DeBartolomeis
2nd Team- Alex Van Wayenberge
2nd Team - Ojas Kalra
2nd Team- Charles Marsden
2nd Team- Justin Fields
Honorable Mention- Evan Rossi
Honorable Mention- Mattias Ehatamm
Cross Country Girls (SEC- Colonial)
1st Team- Sofia Costa
1st Team- Aubra Sharp
1st Team- Olivia Cagnina
1st Team- Leticia Ternes
2nd Team- Jonelle Austin
Fall Athletics registration
Fall Athletics registration
Thursday 5/30, at 3:00 pm for all current 8th -11th graders interested in participating in Fall sports. See below for each group's sign-up location:
Marching Band/Color Guard- Music Room
Field Hockey- Room 221
Girls Tennis- Room 218
Cross Country- Room 211
Boys Soccer- New Gym
Girls Soccer- Cafeteria
Football- Main Gym
Cheerleading- Room 230
Girls Lacrosse wins Essex County Tournament!
Girls Lacrosse wins Essex County Tournament!
Defeated MKA 12-8 at West Essex HS on 5/4.
Winter Sports Recap
Winter Sports Recap
This has been a very eventful season for Ridger Nation as our winter athletics teams have competed proudly on the courts, mats, rink, track and in the pool.
Our Indoor Track Team had much success this year as a team and as individuals as the boys and girls continued to improve on their own personal and school records. Some standout performance from this season were Zach Debelak winning the North 2 Group 1 Sectional Title in the 55 meter dash in a personal best of 6.66 seconds and Isaiah Webster making it to the finals of the Eastern States Championship in the long jump with a jump of 21’ 3.5”.
Our Boys and Girls Swim Teams continued to improve throughout the season and our Girls team advanced the farthest in school history making it to the Third Round of the State Tournament. Some individual highlights are freshman, Schuyler Ross breaking the 500 FREE school record with a new record time of 5:19.01 and junior, Liam Hood qualifying for the NJ Meet of Champions on March 3rd in the 200 IM with a time of 2:00.35.
The VGR Hockey team had an up and down season but finished with a record of 14-9-4. The team made it to the semifinals of the Kelly Cup where they lost to Millburn. The team had some big signature wins this year against Johnson, Old Tappan and Watchung Hills, along with ties against Millburn and West Essex. One memorable highlight was freshman Zach Gold’s game winner against Oratory Prep in a 2-1 win.
The Ridger wrestling team had a tough season in terms of injuries but the team made us proud with their showing at the district tournament. The boys showed determination, perseverance and grit which allowed two of our wrestlers to place third in the district and qualify for the Region 4 tournament. Congratulations to Jesse Samuelson who took third at 126 lbs and Iain Shaw who took third at 160 lbs.
The Ridger Boys Basketball team finished at 8-16 and had some key highlights with wins against Cristo Rey, MKA, Cedar Grove, Bayonne and a ECT tournament win over Science Park. The boys worked hard and improved each game. Captains Simon Low and Kevin Mathew provided leadership to the young squad that will translate into more wins in the future.
The Ridger Girls Basketball team has compiled a record of 17-10 with big wins against rivals Verona and Caldwell (3 times). The girls advanced to the third round of the ECT where they lost to a tough Newark Tech squad and advanced to the second round of the state tournament where they lost to Arts who is ranked 4 in the state for Group 1. The biggest highlight of the year was senior Claire McMahon scoring her 1,000th point on Senior Night in front of the home crowd.
-Mr. Hill
Great job by GRHS Track Team at Eastern States Championships yesterday in NYC! Zach Debelak ran the 55m in 6.69 to move on to semi finals and finished in 23rd place. Isaiah Webster qualified for the finals in the long jump with a mark of 21-3.5” Bonus meeting Olympian Matt Centrowitz Sr.!
Great job by GRHS Track Team at Eastern States Championships yesterday in NYC! Zach Debelak ran the 55m in 6.69 to move on to semi finals and finished in 23rd place. Isaiah Webster qualified for the finals in the long jump with a mark of 21-3.5” Bonus meeting Olympian Matt Centrowitz Sr.!
Congratulations to Zack Debelak, North 2 Group 1 champion in the 55m dash today in Toms River, setting personal record of 6.66! Zach will represent GRHS at the Group 1 Championships on Feb 15 as well as the Eastern States Championships on February 19 in NYC.
Congratulations to Zack Debelak, North 2 Group 1 champion in the 55m dash today in Toms River, setting personal record of 6.66! Zach will represent GRHS at the Group 1 Championships on Feb 15 as well as the Eastern States Championships on February 19 in NYC.
February 1 Update:
Congratulations to our Girls Basketball Team (13-4) on earning the #8 seed and 2 byes for the Essex County Tournament. Also huge congratulations to our Girls Swim Team on a big win versus MKA, especially freshman Schuyler Ross for breaking the 500 FREE school record with a new record time of 5:19.01. Our Indoor Track Team has had many individuals posting season best times leading up to the sectionals including a very impressive 6th place medal winning performance at the Group 1 Relay Championships by our boy's 4x200 team of Isaiah Webster, Zachary Debelak, Simon Hanan and Max Renteria. Please come out and support our winter teams as they enter the final stretch and state tournaments. All scheduling information can be found on the newly designed Athletics webpage:
Ridgers in the news....
Ridgers in the news....
Fall Sports recap
Fall Sports recap
Girls Soccer (left) is had an amazing run in the Essex County Tournament! The girls start their state tournament on Tuesday 10/30 at 2:00 at Watsessing Park against Delaware Valley. Good luck to the girls in their state tournament as well!
Boys Soccer beat Newark Central 1-0 on 10/26, crowned SEC Liberty Division Champs! First round State Tournament game Monday 10/29 at 2:00 at Watsessing Park against Newark West Side. Good luck to the boys as they start their state tournament run.
Girls Tennis had a great season in which they made it all the way to the Sectional Final where they lost to a very strong Mountain Lakes team. The girls were very competitive this season with an overall record of 8-11 competing against some of the best teams in the county and state.
Football is currently sitting at 1-6 and although the wins haven't been there this year, the boys are demonstrating signs of leadership from the upperclassmen and are continually getting better each and every day.
Field Hockey won their first round state tournament game against South Hunterdon Regional 1-0 and are playing the number one seed Metuchen the weekend of 10/27. Good luck girls!
Congratulations to all of our student athletes and supporters for representing our school and community with pride throughout the fall season!
A message from Mr. Hill,
A message from Mr. Hill,
Director of Student Activities & Athletics
Director of Student Activities & Athletics
Thank you for welcoming me to the GRHS community. My role is to ensure that all of our students here at GRHS have the opportunity to pursue their passions outside of the classroom through our interscholastic athletic programs, clubs, activities, band and the arts. As a former teacher and coach I understand the impact that these activities have on the school community and more importantly our students. I fully believe that these activities are an extension of the classroom and that the teachers, coaches and club advisors are focused on teaching these like skills that transcend beyond the classroom.
For up to date schedule information for our athletic teams please visit the following website www.secconference.org and click on Glen Ridge from the list of Essex County schools. This site is updated constantly as changes are made. You can also download the corresponding app on your phone. It is called R School Today Mobile. On this app you can request email notifications of any game changes for a specific sport.
I look forward to working with all of you this year. GO RIDGER NATION!
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